LONESOME

The fast-food restaurant is really busy. It‘s 10 minutes past noon and employees from nearby offices are rushing to have lunch. A charming lady in a shining red suit, standing in front of a table for two, looks at the guy sitting on the other side of the table. She’s silently standing there in front of him and looking at her, “You can sit down”, he said smiling.

When they finished their lunch the guy breaks the silence, “I saw you in that building”, and he turns his head to look at the building nearby. “Are you working there?”

“Yes, are you working there too?”

“I’m working at the third floor. How about you?”

“Fifth floor.” And she stands to leave.

“Would you allow me to have dinner with you tonight?” he asked.

“Six o’ clock.” She said then left.

Cindie never fails to attract attention when she walks. Her buttocks graciously sway from side to side. She manages to maintain her sexy body by exercise and not eating too much. Would be lovers are always on the lookout to strike a date with her and she welcomes free dining and chocolates.

Noel feels triumphant. He checks his pocket to see if there is enough money to buy chocolates and a dinner for two. Of course, taxi fare is necessary. It’s his coup d’état. And this lover hopes to conquer this charming lady ASAP. Though normal looking with a protruding belly, he boast of a beautiful and spacious bungalow and ten hectares of tilled land that makes him attractive to young ladies. He is in his mid-forties and his wife is working abroad as a DH. He dreams of making babies from different women. It makes him proud.

Together, they emerge at the classy restaurant’s door smiling. Noel’s hand wrap around her shoulders and Cindie’s hand coiled around his waist.

“Let’s pass by my house and have a drink or two of my special champagne.” He said showing a charming smile that he practices every morning before going to work.

“OK, but I can only stay a minute or two”.

He is silent. Inside his mind is an atrocious plan and he’s ready to do anything possible to succeed.

Unsuspecting, Cindie drinks her glass of champagne.

She wakes up at 6 AM and suddenly realizes that she’s naked. Pushing Noel away from him, she blurted, “What did you do to me?”

“Cindie, I love you and I want you to stay here… with me”.

She’s silent. Two days earlier, the owner of the room that she’s renting confronted her. If she can’t pay her rent today, she will have to leave. Cindie is two months late on her payments.

“Okay, fetch me after work”, she then stand up and pick her belongings that was scattered on the floor, dressed up and left without another word.

In their first year together, Noel so loves, caring and so sweet to Cindie who seems to be contented to just be in the care and company of this gentle man.

Always true to himself, he again found another woman to cherish, love and focus his attention to.

Cindie, armed with a sharp intuition, found out about it and confronted Noel. She’s blurting nasty words to him within the hearing distance of the people nearby and just can’t be stopped.

Apparently shamed and his face turning red, he clench his right fist and executes a vicious wide swing that landed on her face. She stumbles and fell face down hitting the dirt. But she quickly recovered and stands up rattling curses like the burst of an armalite rifle. He delivers a wicked front kick that landed in her belly. In pain and clutching her stomach, she couldn’t say a word. He succeeded in shutting her obnoxiously noisy lips. Noel flags a taxi and they both take a ride home in silence. The crowds were stunned by the award winning performance they just witnessed.

Cindie won’t let him get away with that gruesome act. So when Noel goes to the CR to make his day, she steals his savings, hidden in a box, and run away.

He was furious. Without his money, the grandiose date with his newfound love is ruined. He’s cursing like crazy, something that he never does since the day that he can remember.

His wife who is living and working abroad learned about this amazing drama, eventually files a divorce and married a co-worker.

And Noel, because of what happened, became notorious overnight and this clouded his attractiveness to women. Beautiful young women maintain a wide distance from him.

And he is alone…a lover turned a loner.